[{"bbox": [84, 154, 322, 186], "category": "Section-header", "text": "2 RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [188, 220, 337, 248], "category": "Section-header", "text": "2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [96, 266, 1134, 453], "category": "Text", "text": "Timor Leste is situated in Southeast Asia. It is one of the world's youngest countries: Timor Leste gained its independence in 2002. According to the results of the 2022 Population and Housing Census, the country has about 1.34 million inhabitants, 64.6 % of the population is below age 30. The participation in the workforce is also unbalanced, with the large majority of women being involved in informal and unpaid labour². Also, Timor Leste Labour Force Survey from 2021, indicated that around 82,800 youth aged 15-24 years old were not in employment, education, and training (NEET), representing 30.5% of young people of this age group. Timor Leste is a low-income country with GDP per capita at USD 2,741.4 in 2021³, with 42% of the population still living in poverty."}, {"bbox": [96, 463, 1134, 545], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment to human development and social protection is explicit in the country's Constitution and policies.\nSince its independence, Timor Leste has achieved substantial progress on several SDGs, including a reduction of\nthe under-five mortality rate, improved access to drinking water and access to basic education."}, {"bbox": [96, 556, 1133, 610], "category": "Text", "text": "The importance of improving nutrition is highlighted as a priority area of intervention in several national strategic documents developed in recent years, and notably in the following plans:"}, {"bbox": [135, 623, 1133, 677], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Timor Leste Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030 (TLSDP) / VIII Constitutional Government Programme;"}, {"bbox": [135, 679, 749, 705], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The 8th Constitutional Government/Economic Recovery Plan;"}, {"bbox": [135, 707, 822, 733], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy 2014-2020 (NFNSP);"}, {"bbox": [135, 735, 1132, 761], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The National Action Plan for a Hunger and Malnutrition Free Timor Leste, (PAN-HAM-TL) 2015-2025;"}, {"bbox": [135, 763, 670, 789], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The National Health Sector Strategic Plan 2011-2030;"}, {"bbox": [135, 791, 897, 817], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The National Health Sector Nutrition Strategic Plan (NHSNSP) for 2022-2026;"}, {"bbox": [135, 819, 1133, 871], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Timor Leste SDG2 Consolidated National Action Plan For Nutrition And Food Security for 2020-2030 (SDG2 CNAP-NFS) and"}, {"bbox": [135, 873, 960, 901], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The Prime Minister's National Nutrition Award programme launched in August 2021."}, {"bbox": [96, 913, 1133, 1019], "category": "Text", "text": "The last programme brings on board eight ministries in the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) in the next ten years. The government clearly emphasises that nutrition actions should not only be seen as important for those working in the health sector, but that relevant ministries have to play an important role in combatting malnutrition."}, {"bbox": [96, 1031, 1134, 1138], "category": "Text", "text": "On terms of Social Protection, a **National Strategy for Social Protection for 2021-2030** was approved by the\nGovernment of Timor Leste on 11th November, 2021. The strategy is inspired by the International Labour\nOrganisation (ILO) Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2002 (No. 202), the NSSP 2021-2030 and aims at\naddressing at least four basic social protection guarantees. These guarantees are:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1150, 1133, 1203], "category": "List-item", "text": "(i) access to a nationally defined set of goods and services, that meets the criteria of availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality - these include essential health care, such as maternity care;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1203, 1133, 1256], "category": "List-item", "text": "(ii) basic income security for households with children, at least at a nationally defined minimum level, that provides access to nutrition, education, care and any other necessary goods and services;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1256, 1133, 1309], "category": "List-item", "text": "(iii) basic income security, at least at a nationally defined minimum level, for persons in active age which cover individuals against risks, of sickness, unemployment, maternity, and disability; and"}, {"bbox": [135, 1309, 1133, 1390], "category": "List-item", "text": "(iv) (iv) basic income security, at least at a nationally defined minimum level, for elderly persons. Social protection refers to a set of public policies with the primary objective of protecting people, including the poorest and most vulnerable, and to ensure minimum standards of well-being."}, {"bbox": [96, 1401, 568, 1429], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Programmes being implemented in Timor Leste"}, {"bbox": [96, 1440, 1133, 1520], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Bolsa da Mãe Programme**, created in 2012, has an important role in reducing poverty, improving health, nutrition, and education outcomes. This programme gives support to pregnant mothers and children. One of the priorities under the **Economic Recovery Plan** was to “*create conditions for the Bolsa da Mãe Programme to*"}, {"bbox": [84, 1597, 369, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² https://iwda.org.au/Timor Leste/"}, {"bbox": [84, 1621, 419, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ https://data.worldbank.org/country/TL"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 23"}]